Stephen Johnson

Stephen Johnson

Executive Editor, Big Think

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Stephen Johnson is Executive Editor at Big Think. His writing has appeared in PBS, U.S. News & World Report, and newspapers and magazines across the Midwest. He lives in St. Louis.

It could be the largest data leak of a Russian intelligence agency.
Lake Turkana Wind Power is expected to produce enough electricity to power 330,000 local homes.
It's only the second pocket shark specimen ever discovered.
The new YouGov survey also indicates that Barack and Michelle Obama are the most admired couple in the world.
The study — which involved more than 2 million children — is the largest of its kind.
"A monkey has been able to control a computer with its brain," Musk said, referring to tests of the device.
The results contradict the popular assumption that men react far more strongly to pornography.
July 16, 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the mission that first landed a man on the Moon.
Strangely, the sun showed no sunspots at the time the photo was taken.
"It is almost impossible to put into words the difference that Alan Turing made to society."
The university will also offer partial financial aid to middle-income students.
A new study found a positive association between sugary drinks and cancer.
It's the first major insurance company with operations in the U.S. to move away from coal.
Is that what Jesus would have responded to the poll from Pew Research Center?
The U.S. Soccer Federation says "market realities" explain the pay gap. Others say it's institutionalized sexism.
Less than 50 percent of Americans say they're "extremely proud" to be American.